Star Trek MMOG???

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2004-09-07 12:28pm

http://www.perpetual.com/pages/news.html
http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?si ... 30&tid=209
Apparently they're going to be making a massively multiplayer online game for Star Trek. Star Wars Galaxies for Trek. Thoughts, anyone?

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2004-09-07 12:32pm

Sounds like a cool idea.

Do you know what era they are going to set it in? TOS, TNG (VGR, DS9), ENT.

Jon · Post by **Jon** » 2004-09-07 01:51pm

Here's a good FAQ about it all

http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/g ... /6632.html

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2004-09-07 02:01pm

Frankly, this kind of sucks if everyone is limited to being a part of Starfleet.

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2004-09-07 02:52pm

If you can be Orion pirates or Klingon raiders, it might not suck.

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2004-09-07 05:29pm

Die Federation scum!

Actually, it'd suck to be Klingon, since you'd have to fight with Bat'leths. Orion pirate, though...

Or Romulan...

Post by **Kuja** » 2004-09-07 05:45pm

"War is good for business!"

Lancer · Post by **Lancer** » 2004-09-07 05:58pm

Praxis wrote:Die Federation scum!
Actually, it'd suck to be Klingon, since you'd have to fight with Bat'leths. Orion pirate, though... Or Romulan...

ahh, the good old Romulan disruptor-in-the-back.

Keevan_Colton · Post by **Keevan_Colton** » 2004-09-07 06:19pm

Will there be crafting?
At launch, the closest activities to crafting will be related to ship modification, repair and improvement.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2004-09-07 06:32pm

Imperial Overlord wrote:If you can be Orion pirates or Klingon raiders, it might not suck.

"How will characters advance and grow?
Characters will gain skills and rank by completing missions assigned by Starfleet command or by otherwise advancing the needs of Starfleet."

Seems to me that you're going to be part of Starfleet. Unless they start employing mercenaries and pirates.

It would be kind of cool if it was set during the Dominion War. Smuggling, war profiteering, all kinds of neat stuff.

Prozac the Robert · Post by **Prozac the Robert** » 2004-09-07 07:22pm

I would have thought the original series would be a better time for this sort of thing. More of a frontier feel to things.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2004-09-07 08:21pm

Prozac the Robert wrote:I would have thought the original series would be a better time for this sort of thing. More of a frontier feel to things.

The demographic they're going for probably doesn't have much experience with the original.

Solauren · Post by **Solauren** » 2004-09-07 09:18pm

Depending on how they do it, that game could rule.

However, just being part of Starfleet would suck.

Unless I went rogue, swiped a Sovereign Class Starship and went on a rampage...

HMMMM....

Anarchist Bunny · Post by **Anarchist Bunny** » 2004-09-07 09:27pm

I really hope that the warp core is fragile and secruity officers can pump up their phaser rifles to beyond kill levels.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2004-09-07 11:43pm

I want to be an Onion Pirate.

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2004-09-08 01:43am

I would like to see a game like Freelancer but more balanced. Travell around the galaxy, trade goods, do missions etc. And the ships would be balanced so a Galaxy wont get beaten by a Vorcha.

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-09-08 09:22am

Its an appalling idea. The ST universe is not appropriate for an MMORPG. And that you can only be part of the UFP is even worse.

Alferd Packer · Post by **Alferd Packer** » 2004-09-08 10:12am

I hope for decent capital ship combat. That'd be fun as hell.

Jon · Post by **Jon** » 2004-09-08 10:39am

Silly to dismiss it as appalling at the moment, it's an preliminary announcement, a Beta launch is at least 2 years off, alot can happen between then and now.

I reckon it could and will work- some very exciting prospects, it makes sense at the moment that you can only be a feddie, since all series concentrate on them anyway- I'm sure should the game prove popular it will see plug ins and add ons which will allow you to play another series race (even though you're a feddie im sure you'll be able to be a vulcan, andorian and so on)

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2004-09-08 10:42am

Interesting ideas if they use the ST universe.

Seriously they have material there...somehow only Starfleet would be a mistake.

Will wonder how it will turn out.

Post by **Kuja** » 2004-09-08 11:08am

Ghost Rider wrote:Seriously they have material there...somehow only Starfleet would be a mistake.

Civil war and schisms galore!

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2004-09-08 11:10am

Kuja wrote:
Ghost Rider wrote:Seriously they have material there...somehow only Starfleet would be a mistake.
Civil war and schisms galore!

Yes, yes I know your want for money and miniskirts

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Ah...now that would be cool...if the female outfits could be TOS minis. Now there was an outfit for the future!

Jon · Post by **Jon** » 2004-09-08 11:13am

Ghost Rider wrote:
Ah...now that would be cool...if the female outfits could be TOS minis. Now there was an outfit for the future!

Are those the same mini skirt outfits that male crew of the Enterprise D wore in the first series of TNG?

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2004-09-08 11:20am

Jon wrote:
Ghost Rider wrote:
Ah...now that would be cool...if the female outfits could be TOS minis. Now there was an outfit for the future!
Are those the same mini skirt outfits that male crew of the Enterprise D wore in the first series of TNG?

*shudder*

Meaning Uhura's outfit...the type that barely covered her butt when she stood up.

The man skirt they had in TNG were just bad on some many levels...

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2004-09-08 11:29am

Man skirt? I don't remember that!